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resounding (rɪˈzaʊndɪŋPronunciation for resounding) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. clear and emphatic; unmistakable  ⇒ a resounding vote of confidence 
  2. full of or characterized by resonance; reverberating  ⇒ a resounding slap 

Alternative Forms

reˈsoundingly adverb

resound (rɪˈzaʊndPronunciation for resound) 

Definitions

verb (intr)

  1. to ring or echo with sound; reverberate  ⇒ the hall resounded with laughter 
  2. to make a prolonged echoing noise  ⇒ the trumpet resounded 
  3. (of sounds) to echo or ring
  4. to be widely famous  ⇒ his achievements resounded throughout India 

Word Origin

C14: from Old French resoner , from Latin resonāre to sound again

re-sound (riːˈsaʊndPronunciation for re-sound) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to sound or cause to sound again

Usage examples

  • They were shattered by the incursion of a resounding bass voice breaking into song.
    Aldiss, Brian, Somewhere East of Life (1994)
  • In the first round, it became clear that the Islamic forces were poised to win a resounding victory.
    Outlook India (2005)
  • Coldplay took the stage to resounding cheers with the pounding strains of Politik.
    Edmonton Sun (2003)
  • Had it all gone England's way with resounding victory, they could have taken credit.
    Sun, News of the World (2002)
  • A new electoral pact, with the radicals changing sides and now supporting CEDA, gave the centre-right a resounding victory.
    Grenville, J. A. S., The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)

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